• jeremiahsaid May 22

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  If you've got a dynasty team with weak running backs, and Bell, Ball, and Bernard are off the board by your selection, would you take Lacy or Lattimore?   Maybe Lattimore never plays again, but Lacy has his injury concerns and Franklin (and Rogers) to compete with.  If he can get healthy, I think Lattimore has much more upside.
  
• HellAtlantic May 22

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  I go Lacy. He's not exactly chicken liver. Bradshaw was able to carve out a nice 4 yr stretch of good production and he didn't have working feet. I think Lacy's ceiling is Bradshaw, with less injuries. I'll take that. Ppl get tired of waiting for guys to get healthy to play, if you draft Lacy and let someone else draft Lattimore you could probably acquire him later on in the season this yr anyway.

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  QB: Cutler
  RB: Arian Foster
  RB: CJ2K
  WR:Dez
  WR: Calvin
  TE: Julius Thomas
  BENCH QB: Manuel
  BENCH RB: Pierce, Gio, Shonn Greene, Lattimore, Reece
  BENCH WR: Reggie Wayne, Denarious Moore, Rice, Stephen Hill, Keenan Allen
  BENCH TE: Gates
• N_Diddy May 22

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  Depends on what pick you have ... if you're at 1.4, I wouldn't pick any of those guys.  Most mocks or rookie drafts I've seen have those guys starting at around 1.7 ... so if you have that slot or later, yeah - I'd swoop either up.  Personally, I'm staying away from Lacy and would lean Lattimore or Stacy (or even Michael), but that's just me.  Bottom line, I wouldn't pass up Austin, Hopkins or Patterson to reach on Lattimore/Stacy/Lacy just because you are weak at RB ... go value. 
• jeremiahsaid May 22

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  N_Diddy said:

  Bottom line, I wouldn't pass up Austin, Hopkins or Patterson to reach on Lattimore/Stacy/Lacy just because you are weak at RB ... go value. 

  
  
  I'm leaning towards that, especially with Hopkins.  My RBs are pitiful, though. Maybe I can pick up a couple in the second round and hope for the best.
  
• Payton34 May 22

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  I don't really even think there should be a discussion here..   Kinda surprised how everyone is SO concerned about Lacy's toe, seemingly even more than Lattimore's "Hamburger Knee"...

  
  

  If I'm given the choice I go Lacy and don't even think twice about it..

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  RB - D Martin, Charles, L Miller, L Bell, Z Stacy
  WR - Marshall, D Bowe, J Nelson, Givens, Randle, Hopkins,
  TE - J Cook, J Thomas, K Rudolph
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• Wutthecrapman May 22

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  If you're in RB need, you go with Lacy, the better talent however is Lattimore. I'd still try to work my way around getting Latti.
  

  
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• N_Diddy May 22

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  ^ I'm not concerned about his toe ... concerned about the Ingram-syndrome ... ie - wasting away on a pass happy offense with the best QB in the game.  
• hawk12 May 22

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  If you team stinks, as you are hinting around, and you are hell bent on picking a RB - I say go Lattimore as his ceiling is WAY higher. 

   

  Using the strategy that your team will get another high 2014 draft pick.  In 2014 you'll have Lattimore and that high pick both coming into your lineup.... Suddenly in 2014 your team will be much better.  Its out of the box, but if you won't compete in 2013, this allows you to draft for the future and definitely get no help this year, improving your draft status in 2014.

• branch0095 May 22

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  N_Diddy said:

  Depends on what pick you have ... if you're at 1.4, I wouldn't pick any of those guys.  Most mocks or rookie drafts I've seen have those guys starting at around 1.7 ... so if you have that slot or later, yeah - I'd swoop either up.  Personally, I'm staying away from Lacy and would lean Lattimore or Stacy (or even Michael), but that's just me.  Bottom line, I wouldn't pass up Austin, Hopkins or Patterson to reach on Lattimore/Stacy/Lacy just because you are weak at RB ... go value. 

  
  
  
  This is it. Dont reach on need, go BPA. Im not touching Lacy/Lattimore any higher than 1.07. Lacy/Lattimore both have injury concerns but Lattimore has the higher ceiling IMO. I still believe Lattimore will be able to be had for pennies on the dollar during the season. Everyone drafting him knows going in that they will probably get nothing from him in 2013 and will have to sit on him. However, when you're in the middle of the season and trying to make a run, plenty of people will be trading him away to plug a hole or get an asset that will help them now. It's just the nature of FF.

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• HellAtlantic May 22

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  N_Diddy said:

  ^ I'm not concerned about his toe ... concerned about the Ingram-syndrome ... ie - wasting away on a pass happy offense with the best QB in the game.  

  
  
  Ingrams problems isn't pass happy offense - it's RBBC. Saints use 4 RBs.
  
  

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  QB: Cutler
  RB: Arian Foster
  RB: CJ2K
  WR:Dez
  WR: Calvin
  TE: Julius Thomas
  BENCH QB: Manuel
  BENCH RB: Pierce, Gio, Shonn Greene, Lattimore, Reece
  BENCH WR: Reggie Wayne, Denarious Moore, Rice, Stephen Hill, Keenan Allen
  BENCH TE: Gates
• mp_mikie May 22

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  http://football21.myfantasyleague.com/2013/options?L=30257&O=17 can use our draft as an example. if it helps at all.
  

  QB Kaepernick, Ponder RB Green-Ellis, Leshoure, Rodgers, Powell, Gio, Lacy WR Hopkins, Hill Stephen, Baldwin, LaFell, Moore, Wright Kendall TE Dwayne Allen, Martellus Bennett, K Bryant, Matt DEF Bears
  TAXI SQUAD (2nd year players 2max) Weeden,Sanu
  ROOKIE SQUAD (5 players) Stacy, Allen, Ellington, Ertz, Glennon
  
  
• N_Diddy May 22

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  HellAtlantic said:

  N_Diddy said:

  ^ I'm not concerned about his toe ... concerned about the Ingram-syndrome ... ie - wasting away on a pass happy offense with the best QB in the game.  

  
  
  Ingrams problems isn't pass happy offense - it's RBBC. Saints use 4 RBs.
  
  

  
  
  ... and the Pack just drafted back to back RBs ... and still have Green, Starks, Benson, Harris and their goalline back, AR - lol .... if that doesn't smell like a RBBC, not sure what does?  That said, one of these might rise to the top - I'm just saying that I'm not going to roll the dice on that situation unless one of them falls to me in the 2nd round of the draft....
• footballjunkie May 22

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  jeremiahsaid said:

  If you've got a dynasty team with weak running backs, and Bell, Ball, and Bernard are off the board by your selection, would you take Lacy or Lattimore
  

  
  
  Stacy should also be considered... he's my choice.
• JRMRRT May 22

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  HellAtlantic said:

  N_Diddy said:

  ^ I'm not concerned about his toe ... concerned about the Ingram-syndrome ... ie - wasting away on a pass happy offense with the best QB in the game.  

  
  
  Ingrams problems isn't pass happy offense - it's RBBC. Saints use 4 RBs.
  
  

  
  
  IMO its a lot of things together. Pas 1st offense, terrible RBBC and they only use him as the short yardage back....which he is great at since he was #1 in the league in 1st down percentage.

  
  

  I take Lacy over Lattiimore if you need RBs but Id try to trade the pick 1st. 

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• jeremiahsaid May 22

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  footballjunkie said:

  Stacy should also be considered... he's my choice.

  
  
  Writing off Pead? 
  
• jeremiahsaid May 22

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  I have the 1.5 pick.  Tried trading it all over the league, but everyone is weary of this draft class.   My team is middle of the pack, with a solid QB and WR lineup, and a RB crew topped by R. Bush, Mendy, and Ryan Matthews.   I'm just hoping Bell, Ball, or Bernard falls to the fifth spot bc I"d be happy with any of them.   Absent that, every day I go back and forth between taking Hopkins/Patterson or Lacy/Lattimore at that spot.  Then once in a while I have the thought of Geno or EJ (in a 2-QB league). 
  
• JRMRRT May 22

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  jeremiahsaid said:

  footballjunkie said:

  Stacy should also be considered... he's my choice.

  
  
  Writing off Pead? 
  

  
  
  And D Rich?

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• footballjunkie May 22

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  jeremiahsaid said:

  footballjunkie said:

  Stacy should also be considered... he's my choice.

  
  
  Writing off Pead? 
  

  
  Stacy has been my biggest sleeper since January, and I absolutely love where he landed in STL. Pead and Rich will be COP backs, while Stacy is a complete back.
  
• Wutthecrapman May 22

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  Two guys really like Pead, Smitty and coach Fisher. Though Stacy may have the goods, I have to believe the Rams will still want to see what they have in Pead and even D-Rich.
  

  
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• footballjunkie May 22

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  I know the question here is Lacy or Lattimore if Ball, Bell and Bernard are off the board... My point is Stacy is more than worthy of a look here... Stacy's situation is no worse than that of Lacy(toe, Franklin, Rodgers) and Lattimore(knees, Gore, Hunter).

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